AUDIOBOOKS: Whodunits
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Shortest Way Home’: The making of a presidential candidate
Dook Snyder - “There is no going back … This is the deepest lie of our recent national politics, the core falsehood encoded in “Make America Great Again.” Beneath the impossible promises—that coal alone will fuel our future, that a big wall can be built around our status quo, that climate change isn’t even real—is the deeper fantasy that time itself can be reversed, all losses restored, and thus no new ways of life required." --Mayor Pete Buttigieg Read More
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THEATRE REVIEW: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ an inspired message for our time
Sheela Clary - This play made me wish our education system still fostered the art of rigorous, respectful debate. Read More
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POEM: Papa and a Rope
John Lawson - Instantly a gift and a song washes over us. Read More
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Future Only Rattles When You Pick It Up’ by David Giannini
Colin Harrington - What succeeds best is Giannini’s elevated grasp of writing poetry that holds up the freedom and inventiveness of words, positioning words as Emily Dickinson might: spare, poignant and celebratory. Read More
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ART REVIEW: ‘X’ marks the spot at Bernay Fine Art
Keith Shaw - The exhibit highlights how women are an important factor in today’s art scene. Stylistically diverse, pieces freely bounce from representational to non-representational art. Read More
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A pop-up gallery at the Housie Market celebrates ‘The Radness in the Sadness’
Hannah Van Sickle - “The idea is that personal struggles inspire artistic expression. These artists each take on the sad, forgotten, mundane aspects of existence and turn then into various artistic practices: works on paper, text, installation, video and photography." -- 'The Radness in the Sadness' co-curator Sara S. Wallach Read More
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THEATRE REVIEW: Bridge Street Theatre’s fascinating ‘The Letters’ is smart, unobtrusive
J. Peter Bergman - You won't see a better realization of this new work anywhere else. Read More
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Daniel’s Art Party at Simon’s Rock: ‘Dave Made a Maze’
Ken Roht - Now, as Daniel’s Art Party is defining itself as a progressive, multimedia arts program, I wanted to screen a film that I love from a producer that I love for my new, beloved arts community in the Berkshires. That the inspired do-it-yourself aesthetic of the film coincides with my past work in scrappy, collage musicals is icing on the cardboard cake. Read More
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AUDIOBOOKS: Narrated by the author
Rochelle O'Gorman - Storms, surfing, living abroad and biographies are on the slate this week, with each title narrated by its author. Read More
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Dirt’ by Denise Gosliner Orenstein
Colin Harrington - One day a one-eyed, pudgy Shetland pony appears when Yonder is out gathering rotting pumpkins and squash. Yonder discovers soon enough that the pony understands her without her having to speak and they instantly become friends for life. Read More